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These are some great stats! I think he should stay a Phillie and be the #6 hitter, pitchers do not fear him. He would not be very good to “protect” Howard, but hittng 6 would be good. Burrell is up and down year to year which would mean this year he should be up. You just do not know who is going to show up; the guy with these stats, the guy with the 2005 stats or the guy that hits .222 with RISP, or the guy that takes a fastball on the inside corner, for strike 3, AGAIN!
Any have thoughts on the batting order changing? Utley to protect Howard, Rollins 3rd, Rowand/ Helms 2nd, Vic Lead off. The Phils have offensive talent.

Pat Burrell will choke when it counts. Don’t let the stats fool you. He accepts losing. He is an absolute waste of salary. He is one of the few weak spots remaining. The only reason he is still here is because no one will take on the inflated salary. Oh, and he is a nightmare in left field.

Pat Burrel is lazy has got very slow, remember the ball hit hit off the wall and got a single vs. the braves? He cannot hit when its needed. He may have had 29 homers, but they were the most uneeded homeruns i have ever seen.

It seems that a lot of talk centers around the Phillies ability to score runs with Pat Burrell in the lineup. If you look closely at the Phillies you’ll see that they still have problems in other areas. Adam Eaton is a big question mark and Jamie Moyer’s ability to perform consistently over a full season is nearly impossible. So, we have three good starters, a mediocre (at best) bullpen and a lineup that hasn’t changed dramatically from last year’s. If you look closely, this starting lineup is no better than the one that began last season. We can consider Meyer’s maturity, Hamel’s first year experience and Garcia’s proven performance to maybe give us an extra game or two each, but our bullpen will lose those games as it stands right now. Ken Mandel suggests that Manuel’s job may be in jeopardy if the team starts slowly again. Burrell MUST be a factor and a leader if the team is going to succeed. Counting on Wes Helms without much ML experience is stretching it, but not impossible. I believe that his effectiveness this year will be determined by Burrell’s success. The catcher’s position is extremely important but management’s insistence on using Ruiz as the starter over Coste is a mistake. Barajas is no better than Coste, if at all, and certainly doesn’t match Lieberthal’s capabilities prior to his injuries. What I see is a lot of hype over a team that is not as improved as everyone believes. The major factor is Pat Burrell and ONLY him at this point.

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